HOSPITALITY ENVIRONMENT ITEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY
A hospitality environment item, namely, interchangeable decorative panels that include laminates and their placement on underbar furniture/equipment. The decorative panels may each have their own laminate finish. Flanges attached to the underbar furniture/equipment extend to conceal edges of the decorative panels and extend over a peripheral region of the face of the decorative panel. The decorative panels have holes arranged to allow draw-pull handles to be secured to a drawer/door and a lock to penetrate into the drawer/door. Other decorative panels have holes that allow light to shine through from lights in backsplash sections.
The present application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/428,223 filed Dec. 29, 2010.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hospitality environment item, such as interchangeable finish materials and their placement on underbar furniture/equipment in a commercial hospitality environment. The edges of the finish material are positioned to conceal their edges.
2. Discussion of Related Art
Commercial foodservice underbar furniture/equipment has traditionally featured limited or no options for aesthetic integration with the commercial hospitality environment. Stainless steel is the dominant material of choice, with little variation in look, material, or design. Black powder coated finish is sometimes available for rust-prone legs of exposed furniture/equipment, but it is perceived as a lower quality product and finish vs. the stainless steel option. In today's market, bar areas within commercial foodservice facilities are increasingly visible to the guest. As a result, new furniture/equipment designs are required to better integrate the furniture/equipment with the adjacent counters, millwork, walls, and finishes. Designers are seeking new options in underbar furniture/equipment, which will allow for the design concept to extend into the equipment arena. In many instances, the current “standard” bar furniture/equipment is seen as an “obstacle” that must be overcome. While the industry has developed a variety of finish options for back bar refrigeration, including laminates, glass, stainless, and veneers, the need for aesthetic improvements to the underbar furniture/equipment has been overlooked.
Due to rapidly changing trends in design, facilities also require the ability to upgrade and/or alter the look and appearance of their furniture/equipment without having to fully replace the furniture/equipment itself, which would add unnecessary cost and waste. Thus a solution is required that will enable the end user (equipment operator) to reasonably interchange aesthetic components without requiring assistance from a person who is skilled in the art.
Standard or “buy out” underbar furniture/equipment manufacturers offer few options addressing the aesthetic options desired by designers. Conventional offerings do not allow for accommodation of integrated decorative finishes or components. Such modifications would require physical modifications to the bar furniture/equipment (i.e. cutting and welding) in the factory or in the field, and the final product would most likely fail to meet aesthetic requirements of the design team. Alternate designs must typically be custom fabricated and do not offer the ability for modifications in appearance or aesthetics following initial fabrication and installation. As a result, costs for such non-standard design solutions are higher and these improvements are often deleted from projects when their costs are determined to be unaffordable. Opportunities also exist for new configurations and styles of underbar furniture/equipment offering unique functions not presently available to commercial bar operators.
The present inventor, in cooperation with Supreme Metal, an underbar furniture/equipment manufacturer, incorporated the present invention into a line of underbar furniture/equipment featuring interchangeable, customizable finishes, hardware, fixtures, storage options and installation configurations, as a cost effective way to upgrade interior bar functionality and decor integration. The line was introduced under the tradename VISION Underbar Furniture and the content from the website http://show.restaurant.org/nra11/public/Contentaspx?ID=1108 reads as follows about the launch of the VISION Underbar Furniture line:
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- Supreme Metal is proud to introduce VISION Underbar Furniture, the world's first underbar beverage assembly system designed specifically with front-of-house integration in mind.
- Display kitchens, and the theater that they provide, have revolutionized the guest dining experience over the past two decades. But while display kitchen spaces continue to evolve, similar advancements in bar design have been fairly limited—until now. The continued evolution in mixology has offered another opportunity for improved guest connection and interaction, but the traditional bar design still dominates the landscape and limits this potential. Simply stated, today's underbar equipment has little aesthetic value and discourages more engaging bar environments.
- VISION Underbar Furniture will change that. This line of underbar furniture offers the unprecedented opportunity to customize the look and feel of the underbar system. With a variety of finishes, fixtures, and hardware now available, operators and designers alike can easily customize their interior bar without having to resort to custom fabrication. VISION Underbar Furniture features full cabinet construction and offers modern, chic, impactful finish options for doors, drawers, backsplashes, and exposed fronts or sides. Even better, the finishes and hardware are interchangeable in the field, which will allow for affordable updates in the future. With these new design features, the arrival of display bars is finally here. The freedom to create more open and engaging bar designs now exists.
- But this system has focused on more than just looks alone. VISION Underbar Furniture has blended form with much improved function. New, thoughtful features are incorporated throughout the line. Such improvements include flexible door/drawer configurations, integrated backsplash lighting, provisions for common purveyor provided equipment, integrated locking covers, innovative storage modules, and much, much more. As part of our development process, we took a step back to re-think the typical interior bar environment and looked for opportunities to improve the guest and staff experience at every turn.
- It is our hope that VISION Underbar Furniture will fill a long-neglected need and provide industry operators and designers with new options to create more open, engaging, display bars. The bar, as they say, is now truly . . . open. We invite you to explore your VISION of what a bar environment can be.
The VISION Underbar Furniture line was entered in a Kitchen Innovations Award contest run by the National Restaurant Association that judges cutting-edge furniture/equipment from foodservice equipment manufacturers. According to their website at http://show.restaurant.org/nra11/public/Contentaspx?ID=750&sortMenu=108007
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- Selected by an independent panel of experts, the award recipients represent the most groundbreaking equipment on the market that will cut costs and improve productivity and food quality in restaurant operations. Previous Kitchen Innovations award recipients have received national and international attention for their revolutionary products.
- “Our previous Kitchen Innovations Award recipients have gained recognition as industry-leading manufacturers of foodservice equipment that significantly helps restaurant operator profitability and efficiency, so we are excited to see this year's award submissions,” said David Gilbert, Chief Operating Officer of the National Restaurant Association. “Product innovation is an important driver toward restaurant sales growth and cost management. By identifying back-of-the-house equipment that is truly cutting edge, we hope to help the nation's nearly one million restaurants grow and succeed.”
- Award recipients will be showcased in the Kitchen Innovations Pavilion in its new central location on the exhibit floor. Throughout the four-day NRA Show, there are countless opportunities to interact with U.S. and international dealers, distributors and chain, multi-unit and independent operators, corporate decision-makers and news media during one-on-one, interactive demonstrations. All applications are judged by an independent, expert panel of industry leaders.
The Vision line of underbar furniture was one of twenty-two recipients of this prestigious Kitchen Innovations award for 2011 based upon the present invention's interchangeable, customizable finishes, hardware, fixtures, storage options and installation configurations, as a cost effective way to upgrade interior bar functionality and decor integration.
The present inventor was motivated to fill a long felt need in the underbar furniture/equipment industry by coming up with a functional line of underbar furniture/equipment that replaces conventional underbar furniture/equipment offering similar capabilities, general sizes, and comparable configurations (i.e. ice bins, blender stations, storage cabinets, etc.) but with any number of or all of the following improvements:
1. Interchangeable decorative panels for front doors.
2. Interchangeable decorative panels for sides of furniture/equipment, where exposed.
3. Interchangeable decorative panels integrated into the backsplash of the furniture/equipment.
4. Selection of unique and interchangeable top finishes including but not limited to tile, stainless steel (including textured stainless steel), bonded metal, solid surface, marble, granite, quartz-based stone, glass, frosted glass, and other such comparable materials typically utilized in commercial foodservice front-of-house applications. Bonded metal finish includes finishes such as, but not limited to, bonded aluminum, bonded bronze, bonded gold bronze, bonded nickel silver. Preferably, the choice of finish is approved by the National Sanitation Foundation.
5. Equipment can be physically connected at the sides, thus increasing stability, improving installation, and reducing cost as side panels will not be required for all furniture/equipment. Side panels will only be required where ends of furniture/equipment are exposed.
6. Selection of interchangeable hardware, including but not limited to door handles, drawer pulls, faucet styles, etc.
7. Common cabinet style body capable of receiving a variety of finishes and/or components for the following areas: top, backsplash, door material, door design/style, and handles.
8. Common (single) tops and backsplash segments up to approximately 10′-0″ in length which can span multiple pieces of furniture/equipment.
9. Standard internal design capable of receiving doors and/or drawers based on the end user's needs and preference.
10. Independent pieces, capable of affixing and securing to one another.
11. Side panels to be separate, and only provided as required where visible. Side panels can be retrofitted as required.
12. Integrated lighting within backsplash.
13. Corner cabinets with rotating storage shelves below.
14. Rotating liquor storage cabinets.
15. Security covers designed to retract and store within the same footprint of the individual piece of furniture/equipment, eliminating the need for remote storage of these security covers.
16. Decorative liquor storage rail containment equipment.
17. Drawer options for glass rack storage, concealing the visibility of unsightly glass racks from the guest.
18. Integral support and coordination for soda gun supporting equipment and components in a thoughtful and aesthetically pleasing manner.
19. Integrated storage and placement for soda guns within the furniture/equipment.
20. Option for integral stainless steel base.
21. Alternate corner storage units to maximize underbar storage capacity.
22. Accommodations for vendor provided items, including but not limited to, soda system components, soap and detergent dispensing, etc.
23. Decorative panels designed to affix to furniture/equipment not always offered by bar equipment manufacturers (i.e. undercounter dish machines), thus allowing the bar equipment to better integrate with the bar furniture.
One aspect of the invention resides in an apparatus and method of assembly for a hospitality environment item, namely, interchangeable decorative panels that include finish materials and their placement on underbar furniture/equipment in a commercial hospitality environment. The decorative panels may each have their own finish, which includes, but not limited to tile, stainless steel (including textured stainless steel), solid surface, marble, granite, quartz-based stone, glass, frosted glass, and other such comparable materials typically utilized in commercial foodservice front-of-house applications.
The decorative panel may be retained to underbar furniture/equipment in a releasable manner. The decorative panel may be fibreboard (e.g., medium weight) sandwiched between two interchangeable finish materials each with their own finish to render them reversible. Such a decorative panel is reversible in the sense that either finish material may face outwardly with the other hidden facing the underbar furniture/equipment to which the decorative panel is retained. Thus, the two interchangeable finish materials may different with respect to their respective finish.
The decorative panel may have at least one through-going hole to accommodate the securement of handles to the surface of the underbar furniture/equipment where the surface is part of a drawer or door by allowing passage of either portion(s) of the handle, base(s) that extend from the handle, or a drawer pull. Alternatively, the decorative panel may have at least one through-going hole arranged to allow light to shine through from a light source where the surface of the underbar furniture/equipment is part of a backsplash section and the light source is supported by the backsplash section.
Flanges may conceal edges of the decorative panel. The flanges are bent so that a portion on one side of the bend may cover a portion of the face of the finish material or the decorative panel neighboring the edges and the other portion be secured to the underbar furniture/equipment. The decorative panel may be of uniform thickness or be recessed at its periphery to fit the dimension of the flanges.
For a better understanding of the present invention, reference is made to the following description and accompanying drawings, while the scope of the invention is set forth in the appended claims.
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If desired, the decorative panel 10 need not be reversible, which means that one of the two laminates 14, 16 of
The decorative panel 10 may have a rectangular face with two sets of opposite peripheral edges—one set being shorter than the other. The decorative panel 10 may have a hole 18 passing through that is arranged substantially equidistant from the opposite peripheral edges of the shorter of the two sets. The decorative panel 10 may also have pairs of further holes 20, 22 arranged substantially the same distance away from the opposite peripheral edges of the longer of the two sets. One of the further holes 20 of the pairs are spaced the same distance away from one of the opposite peripheral edges of the shorter of the two sets as the other of the further holes 22 of the pairs is spaced away from the other of the opposite edges of the shorter of the two sets. That way, the further holes of the pairs are in effect arranged in a symmetrical manner with respect to an imaginary line passing through the center of the hole 18 that extends substantially parallel to the opposite peripheral edges of the shorter of the two sets.
Such an arrangement allows either decorative laminate layer 14, 16 to face outwardly as desired by flipping the decorative panel 10 over relative to the underbar furniture/equipment to which it is secured with the other flipped over decorative layer in effect hidden when secured against a surface of the underbar furniture/equipment to which it is attached. The holes 18, 20, 22 allow for passage of handle bases or the like that are secured to the underbar furniture/equipment directly. The holes 18, 20, 22 may be formed in any conventional manner, such as during manufacture of the layers 12, 14, 16 in a mold, or after manufacture by drilling. Each decorative laminate layer 14, 16 has a finish whose type preferably may be either tile, stainless steel (including textured stainless steel), solid surface, marble, granite, quartz-based stone, glass, frosted glass, or other such comparable materials typically utilized in commercial foodservice front-of-house applications. Each decorative laminate layer may differ from each other as to type, thereby rendering reversible the decorative panel 10 so as to provide a different appearance.
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The decorative panels 10, 30, through removal of the set screws and L-shaped lock assembly 60 (see
The decorative panels 10 preferably have pre-cut openings (cut-outs) where appropriate to accommodate passage of bases 36 of handles 38 on doors 26. A drain board 40 that is a perforated plate and rests in a recess on the top surface of the two-drawer unit 24. Turning to
The decorative panels 10, 30 of the present invention may be incorporated into any of the following kinds of underbar furniture:
a. Ice Bin(s) with and without cold plate
b. Blender Station with and without dump sink
c. Step Liquor Storage/Display
d. Hand Sink with and without soap and towel dispenser
e. Drain Boards
f. Storage Cabinets
g. Bar Sinks
h. Beer Dispensers/Drainboards
i. Filler Boards and Panels
j. Equipment Stand
k. Wet/Dry Waste Cabinets
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In the case of the multi-bowl sink unit 52, it will be supported through the use of concealed structure, allowing for an under-counter mount design and incorporation of a variety of bar top materials as the bar top material will not be relied upon for structural support.
All decorative materials are compliant with NSF and food safety codes.
The frames may be fabricated of stainless steel, though other materials may be utilized instead.
As concerns the backsplash section 28, flanges 34 are provided to secure to a frame of the backsplash section 28 and retain the decorative panel 30 in position. Each flange 34 has a bend between a connecting part and a lip part. The connecting part is secured to the frame in any conventional manner such as with fasteners. The connecting part, when secured, extends over an associated edge of the decorative panel 30 so that the lip part extends over a portion of the face of the decorative panel 30 neighboring the associated edge of the decorative panel 30. The frame of the backsplash section 28 is open to accommodate placement of a light source such as a lamp, which may likewise be secured to the frame of the backsplash section 28.
As concerns the liquor stack display/storage unit 56 of
The interchangeable decorative panels make it easy to change the décor of the underbar furniture/equipment to suit desired themes or finish preferences. For instance, organizers of parties or special events that employ a desired color scheme in hospitality environments are now able, thanks to the interchangeable decorative panels, to give the underbar furniture/equipment a factory-finished look that blends in with the desired color scheme by simply choosing the desired finish for the decorative panels and switching the finish material layer in the existing decorative panel with another having the desired finish. Customized graphics or logos may be used for the finish material layer.
In addition, a decision may be made to alter the arrangement of the underbar furniture/equipment relative to each other, in which case, interchanging the finish materials easily would be handy. For example, if underbar furniture/equipment were arranged in a U or L shape, with each side having a different decorative panel color scheme so that collectively they convey some composite image, then switching around the underbar furniture/equipment would mixup the color schemes and thus the composite image. However, if their decorative panels were readily interchangeable with other decorative panels, then the overall composite image can be restored.
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While the foregoing description and drawings represent the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A hospitality environment item, comprising a decorative panel that includes a face bounded by a peripheral edge, the decorative panel having at least one finish selected from the group consisting of tile, stainless steel, textured stainless steel, bonded metal, solid surface, marble, granite, quartz-based stone, glass, frosted glass, custom graphics, custom logos; means for retaining the decorative panel in a releasable manner and for concealing the peripheral edge.
2. The hospitality environment item of claim 1, further comprising an underbar furniture/equipment unit; a movable element that is movable relative to the underbar furniture/equipment unit and includes a handle, the movable element being selected from the group consisting of a drawer, a door and a removable cover, said means for retaining the decorative panel in a releasable manner and for concealing the peripheral edge including retaining components that retain the decorative panel to the movable element and concealing components that conceal the peripheral edge of the decorative panel, the retaining components including formations in each of the movable element and the decorative panel that align with each other and fasteners that secure the handle of the movable element to a remainder of the movable element via the formations, the concealing components including a flange having a bend so that a portion of the flange on one side of the bend covers an associated one of the peripheral edges of the decorative panel and a remaining portion of the flange on another side of the bend covers a peripheral region of a face of the decorative panel that neighbors the associated one of the peripheral edges.
3. The hospitality environment item of claim 2, wherein the decorative panel and the movable element each have aligned openings; further comprising a lock assembly with an elongated portion extending into the aligned openings and secured to the movable element and being movable between locking and unlocking positions, the movable element being locked in a retracted position against opening with the lock in the locked position and being movable between retracted and extended positions with the lock in the unlocked position.
4. The hospitality environment item of claim 1, further comprising an underbar furniture/equipment unit equipped with a backsplash frame; and a light source supported by the backsplash frame, said means for retaining the decorative panel in a releasable manner and for concealing the peripheral edge including components that both retain the decorative panel to the backsplash frame and conceal the peripheral edge of the decorative panel, the components including a flange having a bend so that a portion of the flange on one side of the bend covers an associated one of the peripheral edges of the decorative panel and a remaining portion of the flange on another side of the bend covers a peripheral region of a face of the decorative panel that neighbors the associated one of the peripheral edges, the decorative panel having a hole, the light source being arranged to shine light through the hole and beyond the decorative panel when operative.
5. The hospitality environment item of claim 1, further comprising an underbar furniture/equipment unit, the decorative panel being retained to the underbar furniture/equipment unit in a releasable manner by said means for retaining the decorative panel in a releasable manner and for concealing the peripheral edge, the underbar furniture/equipment unit being selected from a group consisting of an ice bin with cold plate, an ice bin without cold plate, a blender station a dump sink, a blender station without a dump sink, a step liquor storage display, a hand sink with soap and towel dispenser, a hand sink without a soap and towel dispenser, a drain board, a storage cabinet, a bar sink, a beer dispenser, a filler board, a filler panel, an equipment stand, a wet waste cabinet, a dry waste cabinet, a wet/dry waste cabinet and an ice bin with soda gun.
6. The hospitality environment item of claim 1, further comprising an underbar furniture/equipment unit having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and two opposite sides, the decorative panel covering substantially an entirety of at least one of the two opposite sides with another of the two opposite sides lacking the decorative panel.
7. The hospitality item of claim 4, wherein the underbar furniture/equipment unit is a bar sink unit that includes a bar sink atop an enclosure, the enclosure containing a storage compartment that stores containers of cleaning solution and provide access from outside to the containers in the storage compartment, a dispenser tube assembly that dispenses cleaning solution from the containers when actuated into the bar sink.
8. The hospitality item of claim 2, wherein the movable element is a door that swings between fully open and closed positions, further comprising at least one drawer that is movable between an extended position with the door swung into the fully open position and a retracted position, the door being able to be swung into the closed position provided the drawer is in the retracted position, the decorative panel being integrated with the door.
9. The hospitality item of claim 2, wherein the movable element is a drawer that is movable between extended and retracted positions, the decorative panel being integrated with the drawer.
10. The hospitality item of claim 2, wherein the underbar furniture/equipment unit includes a drawer, further comprising a drawer ice bin supported within and by the drawer, the drawer ice bin including a drain opening.
11. The hospitality environment item of claim 1, wherein the decorative panel includes fibreboard sandwiched between two layers of laminate, each of the two layers of the laminate differing from each other with respect to the laminate finish, said means for retaining the decorative panel in a releasable manner and for concealing the peripheral edge including formations in each of the fibreboard and two layers of laminate.
12. A method of assembling a hospitality environment item, comprising providing a decorative panel that includes a face bounded by a peripheral edge, the decorative panel having a finish selected from the group consisting of tile, stainless steel, textured stainless steel, bonded metal, solid surface, marble, granite, quartz-based stone, glass, frosted glass, customized graphics and customized logos; retaining the decorative panel in a releasable manner; and concealing the peripheral edge.
13. The method of assembling a hospitality environment item of claim 12, further comprising providing an underbar furniture/equipment unit; providing a movable element that is movable relative to the underbar furniture/equipment unit and includes a handle, selecting the movable element from the group consisting of a drawer, a door and a movable cover, said retaining the decorative panel in a releasable manner including retaining with retaining components that retain the decorative panel to the movable element, said concealing the peripheral edge including concealing with concealing components that conceal the peripheral edge of the decorative panel, the retaining components including formations, aligning the formations in each of the movable element and the decorative panel with each other, securing the handle of the movable element to a remainder of the movable element via the formations, the concealing components including a flange having a bend, covering an associated one of the peripheral edges of the decorative panel with a portion of the flange on one side of the bend and covering a peripheral region of a face of the decorative panel that neighbors the associated one of the peripheral edges with a remaining portion of the flange on another side of the bend.
14. The method of assembling the hospitality environment item of claim 13, further comprising aligning openings in the decorative panel and the movable element with each other; extending an elongated portion of a lock assembly into the aligned openings and securing the lock assembly to the movable element, the lock assembly being movable between locking and unlocking positions, the movable element being locked in a retracted position against opening with the lock in the locked position and being movable between retracted and extended positions with the lock in the unlocked position.
15. The method of assembling the hospitality environment item of claim 12, further comprising equipping an underbar furniture/equipment unit with a backsplash frame; and supporting a light source by the backsplash frame, said retaining the decorative panel in a releasable manner and for concealing the peripheral edge including both retaining the decorative panel to the backsplash frame and concealing the peripheral edge of the decorative panel with components, the components including a flange having a bend; covering an associated one of the peripheral edges of the decorative panel with a portion of the flange on one side of the bend and covering a peripheral region of a face of the decorative panel that neighbors the associated one of the peripheral edges with a remaining portion of the flange on another side of the bend, the decorative panel having a hole, the light source being arranged to shine light through the hole and beyond the decorative panel when operative.
16. The method of assembling the hospitality environment item of claim 12, further comprising providing an underbar furniture/equipment unit, the retaining the decorative panel in a releasable manner including retaining the decorative panel to the underbar furniture/equipment unit in a releasable manner, selecting the underbar furniture/equipment unit from the group consisting of an ice bin with cold plate, an ice bin without cold plate, a blender station a dump sink, a blender station without a dump sink, a step liquor storage display, a hand sink with soap and towel dispenser, a hand sink without a soap and towel dispenser, a drain board, a storage cabinet, a bar sink, a beer dispenser, a filler board, a filler panel, an equipment stand, a wet waste cabinet, a dry waste cabinet, a wet/dry waste cabinet and an ice bin with soda gun.
17. The method of assembling the hospitality environment item of claim 12, further comprising providing an underbar furniture/equipment unit that has a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and two opposite sides, covering substantially an entirety of at least one of the two opposite sides with the decorative panel with another of the two opposite sides lacking the decorative panel.
18. The method of assembling the hospitality item of claim 16, further comprising selecting the underbar furniture/equipment unit to be a bar sink unit that includes a bar sink atop an enclosure, the enclosure containing a storage compartment that stores containers of cleaning solution and provides access from outside to the containers in the storage compartment, and arranging a dispenser tube assembly that dispenses cleaning solution from the containers when actuated into the bar sink.
19. The method of assembling the hospitality item of claim 13, wherein the movable element is a door that swings between fully open and closed positions, further comprising at least one drawer that moves between an extended position with the door swung into the fully open position and a retracted position, the door being able to be swung into the closed position provided the drawer is in the retracted position, the decorative panel being integrated with the door.
20. The hospitality item of claim 13, wherein the movable element is a drawer that moves between extended and retracted positions, the decorative panel being integrated with the drawer.
21. The hospitality item of claim 13, wherein the underbar furniture/equipment unit includes a drawer, further comprising supporting a drawer ice bin within and by the drawer, the ice bin including a drain opening.
22. The method of assembling the hospitality environment item of claim 12, further comprising sandwiching fibreboard between two layers of laminate to form the decorative panel, each of the two layers of the laminate differing from each other with respect to the laminate finish, each of the fibreboard and two layers of laminate having respective formations, aligning the respective formations with each other to carry out said retaining the decorative panel in a releasable manner and said concealing the peripheral edge.
International Classification: A47B 77/08 (20060101); B23P 11/00 (20060101); A47B 97/00 (20060101); A47B 96/00 (20060101); A47B 83/00 (20060101); A47B 77/06 (20060101);